Bram Stoker and Russophobia: Evidence of the British Fear of Russia in Dracula and The Lady of the ShroudMcFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2006年4月18日 - 203 頁 In Victorian England, a marked fear of Russia prevailed in the government and the public. As a result of the Crimean War and other Russian threats to the British empire, the English mind was haunted by a shadowy enemy of barbarous Eastern invaders. The influence of this Russophobia is evident in the works of Bram Stoker, who responded to the Russian challenge to British Imperial hegemony through the character of Dracula, a primitive and menacing Eastern figure destroyed by warriors pledged to the Crown. The text investigates the role of Russophobia in Stoker's fiction, particularly his novels Dracula and The Lady of the Shroud. It offers historical information about Russophobia and the Crimean War, considers Slavic and Balkan connections, and analyzes Stoker's vampire themes. The resulting work shows how two nations' histories intertwine in an unexpected literary avenue. Illustrations include numerous political cartoons of the era. |
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... political cronies by making personal appeals to the public through the popular press ( 56 ) . In the manner of contemporary politicians , Palmerston never missed an opportunity of appearing to advantage in a daily paper . Every political ...
... political changes evolving in England sub- sequent to the Crimean War of 1854-1856 . The novel , therefore , serves both to allay these anxieties and to assuage the national embarrassment over the abysmally flawed conduct and ...
... political and military control of the region , a place Barbara Jelavich has described as " the most primitive area in the Balkans ” ( 1 : 84 ) . Montenegrin highland tribes , the basic political and social units of the coun- try ...
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ONE Russophobia and the Crimean War | 13 |
The Consequences of the Crimean | 48 |
Righting Old Wrongs and Displacing New Fears | 118 |
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